Dancing On Ice fans all around the country have been debating Joey Essex and Vanessa Bauer’s uncomfortable kiss, and now Lorraine Kelly has stepped in with a harsh comment.
Joey, 32, and Vanessa, 26, returned to the rink on Sunday evening to perform a High School Musical-themed performance for movie week, progressing to the next round of the competition.
The performance oozed passion, with the reality star playing Troy Bolton and his professional skating partner playing Gabriella Montez, while speculation about their real-life connection persists.
Joey swooped in for a kiss at the end of their act, but a grinning Vanessa stepped out of the way seconds later, giggling as she pulled her partner in for a hug.
On Tuesday’s Lorraine, the presenter called judges Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill into the studio to discuss Dancing On Ice, and the topic of the kiss unavoidably came up.
‘He had a wee moment where the kiss didn’t quite go the way maybe it was supposed to,’ Lorraine said as the clip from the latest episode was sh
Wondering what was going through Vanessa’s head, the TV host said, ‘She’s like, “Get off me!” ‘Get off my back, you!”
Christopher decided to redirect the subject away from Joey and Vanessa’s romance and back to their growth as a skating duo, adding that they ‘have a really nice chemistry’.
‘They’re getting on really well. The thing is, Vanessa is pushing Joey all the time. Try this, try that,’ he said.
‘They had a bit of an accident on the weekend with a lift, but they’ve come back from that. Hopefully we’ll see bigger and better as they… the final three weeks, three weeks to go now.’
On Saturday, the former The Only Way Is Essex actor revealed through Instagram Stories that he had sustained a leg injury.
‘Had better days…’ he wrote alongside the snap.
However, it was quickly confirmed by ITV that he would be fit to compete the following day, and now he and Vanessa are in the final six.
Lorraine airs weekdays from 9am on ITV.